The Kawasaki Frontale & Kashima Antlers managers T. Oniki and N. Soma are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the J-League league table.
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals (47) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kashima Antlers have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Kawasaki Frontale nor Kashima Antlers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
Home games in the J-League have been a walk in the park for Kawasaki Frontale so far, with 32 points won from 12 matches; 10 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Two home wins in a row for Kawasaki bring valid hopes of a third.
Kawasaki travelled for their previous game, a trip to Shonan Bellmare that ended 1-1. Miki Yamane was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.45 out of 10. The defender Yamane served one assist, hit two key passes and won 4 of 8 duels. Leandro Damião was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Shonan Bellmare after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Ahead of that match, Kawasaki Frontale won a home game hosting Yokohama (3-1).The manager T. Oniki will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Yokohama in only three days.
The Kawasaki Frontale manager T. Oniki has got the team scoring with 25 from 12 home games in the league. Kawasaki are not conceding a lot of goals here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 12 matches.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
3-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Kashima Antlers in their J-League matches away.
Kashima had fun at their own home (Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium) last time out, beating Cerezo Osaka 1-0. Ryotaro Araki scored. Defender Katsuya Nagato was the best team player with a rating of 8.21. Nagato hit three key passes and won 5 of 7 duels.
Prior to that match, the Kashima Antlers manager N. Soma faced defeat when travelling to Sagan Tosu and losing 1-2.Kashima has another fixture away, a Nabisco Cup game, against Shimizu S-Pulse in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Kashima have scored 10 goals in 7 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Kashima Antlers have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kawasaki Frontale won four games, five matches ended with a draw and Kashima Antlers has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  L. da Silva dos Santos 11 goals |  K. Mitoma 8 goals |  A. Ienaga 7 goals |
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Kawasaki Frontale | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 15 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 47 | 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 75% |
| 47% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 57% | 56% |
| 47% | 42% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 26% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | 56% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 14% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13.5 | 13.9 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.7 | 12.2 |
| 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 39% | 32% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 35% |
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kashima Antlers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kawasaki Frontale have not yet lost a game.
- Kawasaki Frontale have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Kawasaki Frontale have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kashima Antlers have scored away.
- Kawasaki Frontale have scored in all their matches so far.
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most points (32) at home in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals (25) at home in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals (47) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the the best goal difference (+16) at home in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the the best goal difference (+33) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 33 | 49 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Tokushima Vortis | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 13 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 9 |
| 19 | Gamba Osaka | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 7 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 24 | -28 | 7 |